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She published a book on moral education and joined organizations dedicated to social purity, and while medicine tiptoed along a more scientific path, she went down another.
DETERMINED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, TWO SISTERS DEFIED CONVENTIONSJANET GOLDENFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTInstead, we’ve tiptoed around it, whispering and hanging back instead of getting on with the difficult work of defusing it.
DEMOCRACY SURVIVED, BARELYROBIN GIVHANJANUARY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWith a small packed bag, I tiptoed towards the door thinking that he was asleep.
UP FOR SALE: STORIES OF THREE INDIAN WOMEN WHO WERE TRAFFICKED AS BRIDESSREYA BANERJEAOCTOBER 3, 2020QUARTZNow, as the world tiptoes back toward normalcy, those who lost work will be applying to open positions in droves.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN YOUR RESUME GAP IN A COVID JOB MARKET?KRISTINE GILLSEPTEMBER 25, 2020FORTUNEA lot of publishers, particularly business-facing publishers, are still tiptoeing around ticketing, said Hindman.
‘YOU HAVE TO INNOVATE ON THE VALUE’: THE DISPARATE STATE OF VIRTUAL EVENT TICKETINGLUCINDA SOUTHERNAUGUST 7, 2020DIGIDAYHe caught his breath, he paused, then stepped within on tiptoe, and the hush of four thousand years closed after him.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODAgain she raised herself tiptoe before me, and with a hand on each shoulder, she stood looking from her eyes into mine.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDThe next summer Kari had grown so big and fat that I could not reach his back even when I stood on tiptoe.
KARI THE ELEPHANTDHAN GOPAL MUKERJIThey tried to make as little noise as possible, but though they walked on tiptoe, the sound echoed back to them dully.
THE ADVENTURE GIRLS AT K BAR OCLAIR BLANKMrs Bellingham went on tiptoe towards the door, and chiding herself because her stiff, weary limbs made some slight noise.
RUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELLSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO TIPTOE
- avoid
- be noncommittal
- beat around the bush
- creep
- dodge
- duck the issues
- equivocate
- evade
- glide
- hedge
- hem and haw
- lurk
- play it close to the vest
- prevaricate
- prowl
- shuffle
- sidestep
- sit on the fence
- skirt
- skulk
- slide
- slink
- slip
- sneak
- steal
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- tiptoe
- tread warily
- watch one's step
- weasel
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.